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Winter Vegetable Stew with Butter Beans & Kale
Imagine for a moment: the wind is howling outside, rain is pouring against the windows. A dark winter’s night. Thankfully, you’re in the comfort of your home, cozy inside. Maybe you’re wrapped in a...
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Kale, Pear and Kiwi Juice
This time of shifting seasons gives us an opportunity for rebirth and new beginnings. We emerge from the winter and welcome the longer days and vibrant spring energy around us. Our diet can also...
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Curried Spring Vegetables Crumble
My love for crumble doesn’t stop to the dessert kinds and savoury crumbles are a staple in our family. Recipes vary with seasons, what vegetables are available at the time and what ingredients we have...
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New 'About' Page
A quick post to let you know that the Food Moods ‘About Page’ has been updated! Learn about my story and what you can find on the blog by checking it out. Have a read and let me know what you think....
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Buckwheat & Almond Breakfast Cream with Strawberries
The past few months, porridge was my breakfast on repeat and although oatmeal remains my definite favourite, I have experienced with other whole grains too. Buckwheat is actually not technically a...
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Elderflower & Strawberry Cake
Spring and early summer is a time of many birthdays in our families. This year has been an especially special one as both my hubby and I turned 30. In the lead to our birthday celebrations, I...
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Minty Pea + Feta Purée with Asparagus on Toast from 'A Year in my Real Food...
There are a number of food bloggers out there that I truly admire, and Emma from My Darling Lemon Thyme is one of them. I love her approach to cooking simple recipes with in-season ingredients and her...
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Kiba
Years ago, I had a German pen friend whom I used to visit during the summer holidays. She lived in the North of Germany near the Baltic sea, and I have fond memories of holidays spent with her. She...
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9 Best Summer Salad Recipes
Summer time is here and there's no better meal for this time of year than a good salad! I love creating big bowls of goodness with fresh and seasonal ingredients, often no-fuss and always easily...
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Blueberry Picking and a Skillet Blueberry Pancake
There’s a mountain at the foothills of the Pyrenees that we can see from our living-room window, and on that mountain is an organic blueberry farm. The Domaine Xixtaberri is open to the public for...
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Edible Flowers, Purslane and Quinoa Salad
This very simple salad was inspired by the edible flowers and fresh herbs that we’ve grown on our balcony garden. I love the visual appeal of it (such a showstopper, how can you resist such pretty...
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Our Summer of Slow Living and a Melon, Mint and Cucumber Cooler
Before I get on to the recipe for this melon, mint and cucumber cooler I wanted to share a few thoughts on the subject of slow living. Living slow is a concept that has kept on coming back to me all...
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Mediterranean Bowl
Abundance bowls. Buddha bowls. Nourishing bowls. Various names for one idea: a wholesome, colourful and delicious meal in a bowl. Throughout the year, varying seasonal ingredients, combinations are...
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Pink Smoothie Bowl
I recently realised that I had never posted a smoothie bowl recipe on the blog, despite me having them on a nearly weekly basis. For a good while, I had green bowls on repeat, until I started noticing...
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How to Build a Soul Bowl - Toolbox
Bowl food seems to have been a recurring theme on the blog this year, and after sharing the recipe and pictures for the Mediterranean Bowl a few weeks back, I got inspired to creating a Toolbox...
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Date, Walnut and Persimmon Cakes
So, I was just about to post a new article on the blog, with the recipe for a rainbow salad, but I looked out of the window and the rain was pouring outside and the wind howling, a proper November...
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Broccoli, Split Pea + Croutons Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette
In the middle of life’s busyness and whirlwind, food seems to be the one element that always gathers us around the table. This is where we talk about our day or make grand plans for our future, but...
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Winter Cabbage Salad and Fruity Quinoa
The end of the year and Holiday season is always a perfect time to reflect back on the past year and look forward to what’s to come in the new one. Although I have a general feeling of 2016 having...
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Labneh with Stewed Kumquats
If you take a peek at gardens in our neighbourhood, you will see plenty of citrus trees laden with lemons, oranges, grapefruits or kumquats. Winter sunshines waiting to be picked and eaten. The...
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Rice Puff Chocolate & Peanut Butter Bites
So, January is already behind us and as we’re well into February, I’ve seen myself making various types of energy bars and balls that I enjoy snacking on mid-afternoon or after teaching a yoga class....
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Feeding Babies - Part 1: Introducing Solids to Baby
I’ve wanted to share some thoughts on introducing solid foods to babies to share our experience and inspire other mums and dads on this wonderful journey. This first article will focus on the first...
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Green Quinoa
This recipe is an example of the kind of meals we have on a weekly basis, mixing whole grains, greens, raw vegetables and seeds – full of flavours, healthy and nutritious. I guess it’s yet another...
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Carrot + Ginger Soup with Carrot Top Pesto
I started the month with a juice cleanse, something I had meant on doing for a while. The cleanse itself lasted five days, with an introductory period beforehand and a follow-up afterwards. I feel...
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Veggie Breakfast
On an every day basis, I’m definitely more into eating a sweet breakfast and I tend to rotate between porridge, overnight oats, smoothie bowl or granola, plus the weekend specials such as pancakes or...
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Roasted Sweet Potato Salad - One Last Post
So I had promised myself to post one last article on the blog before the end of the year and here it is. I feel very sorry for not having shown up on this space for the last few months. I started this...
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